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Legal rights group FLAC has welcomed the new legal support scheme announced by Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald for those in mortgage debt. The scheme, first announced in January 2016, will be run through the Money Advice & Budgeting Service with the Legal Aid Board supplying an external pane

Attorney General Máire Whelan Attorney General Máire Whelan has fought off claims that she has been undermined in her role by Government ministers who will vote for a bill which she said was unconstitutional.

The "circumstances in which it was decided that there was a legal basis for UK military action" in Iraq were "far from satisfactory", according to Sir John Chilcot, who today published the 2.6 million word report following his seven-year inquiry into the Iraq War. The Iraq Inquiry was asked to consi

Two women have won a £47,000 settlement in sex discrimination cases they had taken with the assistance of the Equality Commission of Northern Ireland. The Agri-Food and Bio-Sciences Institute (AFBI) paid out to two women who alleged they were subjected to sex discrimination, sexual harassment and v

The UK Supreme Court has ruled that the sole director of a company which failed to provide adequate insurance for its employees was not personally liable in damages to the appellant who suffered an injury while working. The appellant, Mr Campbell, was employed as an apprentice joiner by a company wh

Justice Minister Claire Sugden Northern Ireland's Justice Minister Claire Sugden has announced the allocation of over £453,000 from the Asset Recovery Community Scheme to projects aimed at tackling crime and the fear of crime.

Civil rights activist Ivan Cooper has been given an honorary law degree by the University of Ulster.

Eight closure orders, two prohibition orders and one improvement order were served on food businesses for breaches of food safety legislation in June, the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has reported. Orders under the FSAI Act 1998 and the EC (Official Control of Foodstuffs) Regulations 2010

The High Court has found that a local council breached the constitutional and European Convention rights of a family when it attempted to evict them for building an extension in their attic. John and Gayle Brady are joint tenants of a Wicklow Council house in Bray, where they live with their five ch

Pictured (l-r): Claire Sugden and Frances Fitzgerald Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald met Northern Ireland's Justice Minister Claire Sugden in Dublin yesterday to discuss cross-border co-operation.

Thousands of dog owners failed to pay on-the-spot fines in 2015, but only 107 were convicted of non-payment, new figures show. Figures from the Department of the Environment show that 858 out of 4,849 dog owners who were given an on-the-spot fine paid up.

Justice Minister Claire Sugden Northern Ireland's Justice Minister Claire Sugden has published proposals to reform the system used to award funding to third sector organisations delivering justice outcomes in light of “challenging financial circumstances”.

The General Court of the European Union has ruled that the repute of McDonald’s trade marks makes it possible to prevent the registration, for foods or beverages, of trade marks combining the prefix ‘Mac’ or ‘Mc’ with the name of a foodstuff or beverage. The Court today upheld the European

Pictured (l-r): New intern Sorcha King, Callan Tansey Partner Brian Gill, and new intern Anthony Hopkins Sligo-based firm Callan Tansey has welcomed Sorcha King and Anthony Hopkins as part of its Summer internship programme.

Justice Minister Claire Sugden at the launch of a new Victim Support NI hub in Foyle Northern Ireland's Justice Minister Claire Sugden has launched a public consultation on a Charter setting out the “entitlements and standards” that will apply to witnesses of crime.